Guptas attempted to bully Maseko

Former Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) CEO Themba Maseko says in his interview with then public protector Thuli Madonsela, he told her that the approach by the Gupta family was an attempt to bully him.

While she was compiling the ‘State of Capture’ report, former public protector Thuli Madonsela interviewed Maseko and he is the only witness thus far who has implicated then President Jaob Zuma directly.

Maseko told the State Capture Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday that he found the Gupta family’s behaviour to be inappropriate and irregular.

He says he refused to cooperate with them because they wanted him to break procurement rules and regulations.

Earlier Maseko assured Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo a number of his “comrades” have information relevant to the commission of inquiry into state capture.

Maseko was referring to a 2016 memorandum which was signed by a group of 27 former directors general appealing for an inquiry into allegations of state capture.